This paper presents an analysis of data from a gift-exchange-game experiment. The experiment was described in ‘The Impact of Social Comparisons on Reciprocity’ by Gächter et al. 2012. Since this paper uses state-of-art data science techniques, the results provide a different point of view on the problem. As already shown in relevant literature from experimental economics, human decisions deviat...

When I was first in practice I had a patient, a university student, who developed strep throat. Because he was allergic to penicillin, I prescribed him a course of erythromycin. He came back to see me after he had completed the antibiotics. I was shocked by his appearance. He was pale, had dark circles under his eyes, and had lost a substantial amount of weight. He looked far worse than when he...

Work-life balance and work-life harmony are concepts that elude so many of us, despite the fact that, as physicians, we are always telling our patients how important a healthy lifestyle is and how valuable it is in keeping us well. Every day I discuss with patients what modifiable lifestyle factors are and how they can be changed. Perhaps the most difficult challenge for most people is finding ...

Relativistic contractions and expansions based on what you are doing aside, the day is exactly 24 hours long. Given the time needed for sleeping and other biological necessities, there is approximately 14 hours per day that can be spent in work and communication. Therefore, one of the greatest gifts most of us can give to others is quality time to educate and inform and that is the meaning of t...